Articles filed under Music
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Review: Lovely melding of cultures on Rodriguez' 'Lola'Feb 18, 2016 6:00 am - Carrie Rodriguez and the Sacred Hearts, "Lola " (Thirty Tigers/Luz) On "Lola," singer Carrie Rodriguez alternates between English and Spanish, sometimes switching in mid...
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Rick Springfield adds country chops to 'Rocket Science'Feb 18, 2016 6:00 am - Rick Springfield, "Rocket Science" (Frontiers Records) Rick Springfield sprinkles the sounds of country music across his 18th album, with banjos, steel guitars and mando...
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Academy of Country Music announces songwriting nominationsFeb 18, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Grammy-winner singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton earned two extra nominations from the Academy of Country Music Awards, making him the leading nom...
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Rapper Lecrae performing at Wheaton CollegeFeb 18, 2016 4:00 am - Lecrae has won Grammys, sold more than a million albums and rubbed elbows with pro athletes. And yet he's a self-described outsider, a hard-to-define enigma in the hip-h...
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Kanye West evolves again on 'Pablo'Feb 17, 2016 6:00 am - Kanye West, "The Life of Pablo" (GOOD Music/Def Jam) Some two decades ago, Prince re-named himself with an unpronounceable symbol and scrawled "SLAVE" on his cheek in a ...
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Lake Street Dive moving up, with assist from Kevin BaconFeb 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Members of the band Lake Street Dive have never met Kevin Bacon - they have complete separation. But they credit the actor with boosting their career. Bacon ...
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Weekend picks: AC/DC, we salute youFeb 17, 2016 4:45 am - Aussie rockers Catch up with the surviving members of the metal band AC/DC when it performs a Windy City engagement of its “Rock or Bust World Tour” on Wednesday at the ...
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'American Idol' winners DeWyze, Cook play suburbs as show winds downFeb 17, 2016 4:00 am - It's hard to believe but the end is finally near for "American Idol." The popular singing competition will have its swan song this spring, wrapping up a farewell season ...
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Elmhurst College Jazz Festival starts Feb. 25Feb 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Elmhurst College Jazz Festival, one of the oldest collegiate jazz festivals in the country, will celebrate its 49th year with four days of performances this month fe...
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World-renowned pipe organist to perform in Crystal LakeFeb 16, 2016 10:00 pm - At 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, Jonathan Ryan will perform at First Congregational Church, 461 Pierson St. in Crystal Lake, as part of its Wesley M. Vos Memorial Organ Recita...